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1949 Five Nations Championship

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1949 Five Nations Championship
Date15 January - 26 March 1949
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (6th title)
Triple Crown Ireland (4th title)
Matches played10
1948 (Previous) (Next) 1950

The 1949 Five Nations Championship was the twentieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 15 January and 26 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Ireland won their 6th title and the Triple Crown.

Participants

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The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
 England Twickenham London Nim Hall/Ivor Preece
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Guy Basquet
 Ireland Lansdowne Road/Ravenhill Dublin/Belfast Karl Mullen
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Doug Keller
 Wales National Stadium/St. Helens Cardiff/Swansea Haydn Tanner

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Ireland 4 3 0 1 41 24 +17 6
2  England 4 2 0 2 35 29 +6 4
2  France 4 2 0 2 24 28 −4 4
2  Scotland 4 2 0 2 20 37 −17 4
5  Wales 4 1 0 3 17 19 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1949-01-15
France 0–8 Scotland
Paris
1949-01-15
 Wales9–3 England
Cardiff
1949-01-29
Ireland 9–16 France
Dublin
1949-02-05
Scotland 6–5 Wales
Edinburgh
1949-02-12
Ireland 14–5 England
Dublin
1949-02-26
England 8–3 France
Twickenham
1949-02-26
Scotland 3–13 Ireland
Edinburgh
1949-03-12
 Wales0–5 Ireland
Swansea
1949-03-19
England 19–3 Scotland
Twickenham
1949-03-26
France 5–3 Wales
Paris
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